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Re: PF File Definition questions...


  • Subject: Re: PF File Definition questions...
  • From: Pete Hall <pbhall@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 20:40:35 -0500
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At 14:15 10/15/1999 , Al Barsa wrote:
 >SQL defines "tables" (PFs) without keys, and only defines "views" (LFs) 
with keys.

Unless I missed something fairly significant, Indexes are keyed access 
paths. Views are unkeyed logical files, and there is no way to assign a 
keyed access path to a view. That isn't a drawback, since SQL will use 
whichever index makes sense anyway.

Pete Hall
pbhall@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.execpc.com/~pbhall
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